following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to throw on the fire; to burn
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
testimony; (verbal) evidence
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
older sister; elder sister
reigning; controlling; dictating
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
maintaining the status quo
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
help; assistance; service